Results 921-940 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)
Mary White: I would like to raise again the very serious matter of the Irish-Russian adoption crisis about which I spoke last week. Last evening, Ms Lisa Fennessy and her husband Michael, and Ms Marie Hunt, representing the Russian-Irish Adoption Group, met with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, to seek the Minister's help in resolving the Irish-Russian adoption...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)
Mary White: There is no break down of the tax package in the 25 measures, many of which are illusory. The Government initiative is that discussions are taking place with the European Investment Bank to consider the feasibility of support being granted by the bank. That is beautiful bureaucratic language. How about that for a classic piece of non-action and gobbledygook? I am greatly concerned by the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)
Mary White: People were beaming in the House yesterday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)
Mary White: It is not. I looked. I saw the body language.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)
Mary White: I saw the body language.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)
Mary White: I did not criticise it. It is carrying the can for the budget on jobs.
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: I formally congratulate the Minister of State for delivering this important legislation. I think it is a fait accompli which my party does not support. I felt that it was pointless to screen it, yet still wish that a good job is done. Please God, I hope that the enhanced role of Enterprise Ireland will play a significant role in LEOs. This morning I said that the devil was in the detail...
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: Yes, €3.5 million. I was disappointed that the budget for Enterprise Ireland has been significantly reduced, even though it has lost 16% of its staff since 2009. How will it do its job?
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: No, it is down.
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: We have said that is a serious problem.
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: The Minister of State has made a very good point and I accept his fact. I noticed it myself in the local authorities.
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: Yes. We have said that an entrepreneurial culture in the new LEOs is good but it is critical that they are adequately funded for them to do their job. They are the two key points.
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: Only 46% of people have had their applications for microfinance accepted and I believe that figure is very low.
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: I know that.
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: That is good.
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: At present interest rates are very high so we must help people to get going. As I said here this morning, we cannot just rely on foreign direct investment and must encourage indigenous business.
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: I ask the people from the Department to please excuse my next comment. The trade finance initiative is a weaselly bureaucratic statement and meant nothing but encouraged the European Investment Bank to invest. The initiative is pure discussion. If one did not know anything about the matter but read the statement, one would think that something was happening. The initiative did not promise...
- Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: Tomorrow morning I shall lead the debate and raise the matter on the Order of Business. Finally, I wish the Minister of State the best of luck.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: We want to support exporters.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)
Mary White: An international crisis.